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单词 rheingold express
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Rheingold Express
In full Rheingold Express. A luxury train which ran along the course of the Rhine between the Hook of Holland (near Rotterdam) and Basel.The train operated from 1928–38, and as a limited West German service between 1951–61. From 1962 it once again linked the Netherlands and Switzerland, ceasing operation in 1987.
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Flying Dutchman1813
Scotsman1871
Flying Scotchman1872
Orient Express1883
Twentieth Century1902
Royal Scot1927
Rheingold1928
Red Arrow1934
trans-Siberian1939
TEE1963
1928 Times 14 May 5/1 (advt.) A new route to Switzerland through beautiful Rhineland in daylight via Harwich–Hook and the new ‘Rheingold’ express to Bale [sic].
1935 C. Winchester Railway Wonders of World I. 583/1 The ‘Rheingold’ is among the..most comfortable trains on the Continent.
1968 R. Sawkins Snow along Border ii. 6 You can catch the Rheingold—it's a marvellous train, one of the Trans-Europe expresses.
2000 C. Williams Adenauer xiv. 531 His train, the ‘Rheingold Express’, collided with a tractor which had stalled on a level crossing.
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